Word · Frequency #11873
poundings
敲打；重击；捶打
poundings is the plural of pounding.
Repeated heavy blows or the act of hitting something hard and repeatedly.
- 1.
An act in which something or someone is pounded.
重击某人或某物的行为。
- 2.
repeated heavy blows
反复的重击
- 3.
An old-fashioned event to welcome someone (typically a new pastor) to a new community by bring gifts of storable food (a pound of coffee, flour, sugar, etc.) to help stock the pantry. It is somewhat similar to a “shower”.
一种旧式欢迎仪式,通常用于欢迎新牧师加入社区,人们赠送可储存的食物(如一磅咖啡、面粉、糖等)以帮助充实其食品储藏室,类似于“送礼会”。
- 4.
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
心脏快速强烈的跳动
- 5.
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
重击的动作(反复的重击)
（心脏的）剧烈跳动；怦怦跳；（旧时欢迎新牧师等的）送食品聚会；重击某人或某物的行为。；反复的重击；一种旧式欢迎仪式,通常用于欢迎新牧师加入社区,人们赠送可储存的食物(如一磅咖啡、面粉、糖等)以帮助充实其食品储藏室,类似于“送礼会”。
In use
The constant pounding of the waves against the shore eroded the cliff.
After running up the stairs, she could feel the pounding of her heart in her ears.
The loud pounding from the construction site next door made it impossible to concentrate.
the pounding of feet on the hallway
the pounding of [noun]
表示连续重击的来源。
The pounding of the rain kept me awake.
雨的敲打声让我无法入睡。
[determiner] pounding [preposition] [noun phrase]
常与'on'或'against'连用。
There was a loud pounding on the door.
门上传来一阵响亮的敲击声。
Connections
Collocations
- take a pounding
- 遭到重击；遭受惨败
- The home team took a pounding in the second half.主队在下半场遭到重击。
- give someone a pounding
- 痛打某人；使某人惨败
- The champion gave his opponent a real pounding.冠军把对手狠狠打了一顿。
- pounding of the waves
- 海浪的拍打
- The pounding of the waves against the rocks was deafening.海浪拍打岩石的声音震耳欲聋。
- pounding on the door
- 急促的敲门声
- We heard a pounding on the door at midnight.半夜我们听到一阵急促的敲门声。
- pounding of the heart
- 心脏的剧烈跳动
- The pounding of my heart made it hard to speak.心脏怦怦直跳，让我难以开口。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pounding = pound（重击）+ -ing，想象心脏被反复重击而怦怦跳，既是敲打也是剧烈心跳。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、文学描写 pounding 作名词时通常指反复重击、猛敲或心脏怦怦跳，多用于日常对话和书面描写，语域偏中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词均与 /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/ 押韵：sounding, bounding, founding, rounding, grounding, surrounding 的重读元音都是 /aʊ/，后续为 /ndɪŋ/。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词：pudding /ˈpʊdɪŋ/（布丁）、wounding /ˈwuːndɪŋ/（伤害）、bonding /ˈbɒndɪŋ/（连接）不押韵。
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